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OPERATING EXPENDITURE The following table shows the operating expenditure under the main headings, together with appropriate comparisons with the previous year's figures : —

SUBSIDIARY SERVICES The following table shows the variations in revenue and expenditure for the year as compared with 1942-43 :—

STORES BRANCH An analysis of the amount expended in connection with the purchase of stores daring the year is as under : —

The increases in payments are due to the receipt of heavy shipments of munition materials and to higher prices for railway material. The total issues to all branches (including coal and munition material) for the year amounted to £5,364,602, as against £3,870,859 for the previous year, an increase of £1,493,743.

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Amount. Percentage of Operating Expenditure. Variation 1944 with 1943. Operating 1944. 1943. Revenue. Maintenance — £ £ £ Per Cent. 1944. 1943. Way and Works .. 2,146,448 1,829,311 + 317,137 17-34 15-94 14-73 Signals .. .. 326,190 271,499 + 54,691 20-14 2-42 2-19 Rolling-stock .. 2,868,006 2,380,260 + 487,746 20-49 21-30 19-17 Examination, lubrication, 128,896 119,213 + 9,683 8-12 0-96 0-96 and lighting of vehicles Transportation — Locomotive.. .. 2,427,060 2,311,134 + 115,926 5-02 18-03 18-62 Traffic .. .. 3,207,782 2,862,653 + 345,129 12-06 23-82 23-06 General charges .. 261,535 245,589 '+ 15,946 6-49 1-94 1-98 Totals „ 11,365,917 10,019,659 +1,346,258 13-44 84-41 80-71

Revenue. > Expenditure. Subsidiary Services. : Amount, Variation. Amount, I Variation. 1944. 1944 with 1943. 1944. ! 1944 with 1943. £ £ Por Cent. £ £ Per Cent Lake Wakatipu steamers .. 9,168 + 276 3-10 15,216 + 1,832 13-69 Refreshment service .. 397,513 + 34,004 9-35 346,247 + 27,785 8-72 Bookstall service .. .. 188,292 + 3,426 1-85 182,226 + 3,799 2-13 Advertising service .. 29,883 + 2,246 8-13 26,991 + 1,312 5-11 Dwellings .. .. 155,141 + 1,531 1-00 212,621. — 201 0-09 Other buildings .. .. 43,142 129 0-30 27,969 + 914 3-38 Road motor services .. 646,682 -f- 91,703 16-52 580,149 + 73,224 14-44 Miscellaneous revenue (non- 390,506 -j- 13,357 3-54-operating) Totals .. .. 1,860,327 +146,414 8-54 1,391,419 +108,665 8-47

Value of Purchases Variation, made, Year 1944. j 1944 with 1943. £ £ To merchants, manufacturers, and others in New Zealand .. 2,722,755 +1,090,023 Through Supply Liaison Officer in Australia .. .. 633,374 -j- 168,111 Through High Commissioner in London .. .. .. 397,203 + 209,205 Material manufactured in Railways workshops .. .. 398,321 + 58,430 Coal and coke .. .. .. .. .. 916,751 — 62,576 Manufactured and used material received from other branches, 135,346 — 15 &c. Timber from Railways sawmill and stores used .. .. 47,802 + 583 Totals .. .. 5,251,552 +1,463,761* * Net increase.